Corn-husking machine



June 12, 1923.

1,458,721 H. l.. NELSON CORN HUSKING MACHINE 26 Fi Dec. l, 1922 INVENTQR Patented `lune 12, 1923.

f STATES PATIENT F HENRY,y L. n NELSON, 'or' VCANNON j'FALLs," M1NNso'ra.l-

f ooB,N-HtrsKr1\Te MACHINE.

Application filed lecember 1, 1922; `Serial No.' 604,420. v

chines by the particular means .hereinafter to be described' and claimed'.

In the accompanying-drawing;

" v Fgulis a top or'planview'of acorn in Figs. 1 and-2.

husker `embodying my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section' on the line 2 2 `of Fig. 1 with the guides 46. in Figs. 1 and 3 omitted and afeedingfde- Fg.- 3 is a sectionl on the line 3-.3in

Fig. 4 isanv enlarged view o-n the line 4-4 Referring to the drawings-by reference numerals. 5 designatesthe vertical, parallel', spaced-side 'walls ofa` suitable vmain frame which may rest on legs or on wheels (not shown). In said frame is secured by bolts G a yoke shaped metal frame 7 in which are journaled several pairs of husking rollers 8 of any ordinary construction; Each pair ofthe rollers is geared together by gears 9 and one in each pair having a bevel gear 1 0 driven by a bevel gear 11 fixed on a shaft 12, the latter having a pulley 13 driven by a belt (not shown).

In Fig. 4 is best shown that the husking rollers have their ends journaled in horizontal slots 14 in the frame and in boxes 15 outside Vthe frame, and each pairof said boxes lare constantly impelled toward each other by'a U-shaped spring 16. This is what causes each pair of the rollers to grip and pull the husk away from the ears of corn. v

Pivoted at 17 to frame 7, or to frame 5, are two parallel spaced arms 18 in the swingable ends of which is journaled a roller 19,

one end of which has a sprocket 20, driven by a link belt 21 and a smaller sprocket 22 fixed on shaft 12. On said roller are fixed the inner ends of a series of flat radiating and partly curved, resilient presser arms 23. These arms are arranged in sets of about three arms in each set and operate all in the same plane and tend to press each ear of the springs.

corn downward Linto lirm' engagementfwith a '3l y pairrof the huskingv rollersfas soon-'.as'the f ears are delivered upon the upper.endfporfy l. f

tions of -the'husking rolle-rsi lThepresser arms also serve-to vbreak up ,the dry, brittle snapping rollers 25'towhich lthe stalks .are fed by an endless conveyer 26I andvpass over a band cutter 27.(shown in Fig. 2).v

stalks and stutfvusually idropping with the 913;

Vears of corn v down an incline '.24 from In each side. wall 5f arefvertical slots'28 for bolts 29 lwith thumb".nutsg304-,These bolts hold lin a vertically adjustable vinan-` ner two frame bars 31,? .to 'which arel jourl naled two-"crank shafts 32, which` have on'the'shaft12. Y .y l,

' The cranks of said `crank'shaft serve to `SPf0CkS`33driven,by a ysprocket chaingli :p I v @md a Sprocket 35 xed on roller 19, :thoughx- 1f so' Preferred, SPI'OCketsB may beflxed i operate a series of connecting barsgj36, each f of which carries two"`or-1nore agitatorsl 37 having ratchet v.teeth 38 by whichltoymove the ears of corn along `inthe-'groove formed husking` rollers.

Each agitator bar'37 of channeljsh'aped ironformed with the teeth 38 at the edges o'fits parallel flanges` alo i I between the upper lsidesof` each pair vf'of f and is suspended from the bar 36 by parallel links 39 one of whichv has a rocker arm 40 connected tothe bar 36 by a contraction coil spring'41 whichvat all times tends to eni.

gage the agitator with the ears of corn,L bee lowit.

The' arms 18 are constantly under-(downward pressure of springs 42 (seeFig. 2) which `are retained bynuts 43 upon rods 44 slidable through holes in the arms `and .hav-

ing their lower ends pivoted as at 45,v Vthe nuts serving also to regulate the tension of 46 are the usual sheet metalv guides 'arranged toguide the ears of corn inbe'tween the rollers of each pair andyprevent their getting into the spaces between the pairs of rollers. Such guides;l may'extend the full length of the rollers or only over the upper portions of the same.

.- In the operation of themachine, when the ears of corn and portions of the stalks and other stuitv drop upon the guid'esv-the re silient armsl 23 `force said ears and stuff down between the husking rollers so that the` latter get a good hold of all .but the ear of ilo ' f move the ears that the 'husking rollers clear them completely of all husk and other Inatter delivered upon the rollers at their upper ends. As such husk and other stuff are moved downward between the rollers and drop upon suitable conveying' means 4S and are carried away out of the machine by a blower or any suitable means.

f By changing the bolts 29 up or down in the lslots 28 the tensionorl the agitators upon 3' the corn may be varied. rIhe springs@ and 42 andthe resiliency of arms 23 allow for variation in the size of ears of corn.

What I claim is:

l.' In a corn husking machine and mounti ed in suitable frame work. a series of pairs of inclined rollers, lmeans for delivering' unhusked corn uponthe upper ends of the rollers,l a downwardly spring-pressed roller arranged transversely across the husking rollers near their upper `portions and means for rotating the husking roller' and said spring pressed roller and a series of resilient elements carried by the springpressed roller and peripherically arranged about it in line with each pair of the husking rollers.

2. The structure specified in claim l', saidl resilient elements consisting of resilient radial arms secured each with one end to the face of the roller and having` its body curved' in peripherical direction toward the roller. Y

3. In a corn husking machine and mounted in suitable main frame work, a series of pairs of inclined husking rollers, special trame bars as 3l secured to the main frame, two crank shafts journaled to the special frame bars, a plurality of parallel rods connecting the cranks of the two crank shafts` toothed agitator bars suspended by links from each connecting bar and means for rotatingY the two. crank shafts in unison at least one of the links holding each agitator being` formed with an arm and a spring actingon such armto always impel the agitator toward the huskin-g rollers below it. I

il.. The structure specified in claim 3, in which the agitator bars are formed as a channel iron with ratchetv teeth upon the edges of its two parallel and downwardly facing flanges.

5. The structure specified in claim 3 and means for adjusting the special frame bars 3l up and down on the main frame.

6. The structure specified in claim 3, in which the lowest agitators move partly out beyond the lower ends oi' the husking rollers for the purpose set'forth.y

In testimony whereof I a-fliX my signature.

HENRY L. NELSON.

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